20251015014859I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Engineering & Research 415-C · Arlington, WA · October 15, 2025

Date
October 15, 2025 · 17:25 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2939H
Reported as
Engineering & Research 415-C
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft privacy data omitted, an Ercoupe 415C, was flying at 5500 ft between darrington airport (1S2) and Arlington airport(awo) when the oil pressure suddenly dropped and the engine lost power. Pilot determined he could not make either airport and made an emergency landing in a field off highway 530. Weather was VFR, winds calm, visibility 10 sm, and clear. There were no injuries to the two persons onboard and privacy data omitted sustained no damage in the emergency landing. Pilot discovered oil cap was sitting loosely on the filler neck and oil was running down the side of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN ERCOUPE 415C, WAS FLYING AT 5500 FT BETWEEN DARRINGTON AIRPORT (1S2) AND ARLINGTON AIRPORT(AWO) WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT DETERMINED HE COULD NOT MAKE EITHER AIRPORT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD OFF HIGHWAY 530. WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10 SM, AND CLEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT DISCOVERED OIL CAP WAS SITTING LOOSELY ON THE FILLER NECK AND OIL WAS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.